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Rio Janeiro · Botafogo

Pão de Acucar (Sugarloaf)

★★★

Sunset

Location: Rio Flamengo & Botafogo area

Getting there: Botafogo station

Best time: Sunset for magical views. Cable car runs 8:30am-8pm, last ascent 6:30pm

Getting there: Metro to Botafogo, then bus 513 to Urca cable car station

Pro tip: 360° panoramas of Cristo Redentor, Copacabana, Guanabara Bay from 396m peak. Wait till the cable car is closing, go to the last station (near heliport)

Recommended by Ignacio